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[rekindlenpcs]

Who: Everyone Where: The Welcome Plaza When: 6th of June Summary: The new arrivals, freshly pulled from their worlds or others, awaken in a strange plaza... Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. SOME NPC RESPONSES WILL BE SLOW UNTIL THE ONE WHO PLAYS THEM IS PRESENT. The first flickering of a lantern... It's a shuddering breath, a sensation of being pulled to elsewhere and finding oneself pressed against something rather hard with the sound of water coming from nearby. However, before one can fully stir, there is something that lifts you up from the rather warm (yet why did it feel like a chill going down your spine?) stone when you begin to drift off once more. It felt as though someone had thrown you from the frying pan, and then into the freezer - all you wanted to do was sleep... Yet the feeling passes quickly, and when you awaken, you begin to realize your surroundings. It looks like...a plaza of some sort? As they look around them, the ground beneath them is an intricate mosiac - a water fountain at the center of the plaza in this foreign world. There are many buildings around its perimeter, making this location seem like a central hub of whatever town this was. Some may even recognize the peculiar design of the buildings and sloped tiled rooftops as a Far Eastern theme. Were they somewhere along the Pacific? Who knows! But what is quite apparent is this: Along with the many buildings surrounding the plaza, the first thing that is noticeable is the amount of people sitting or standing around you in a similar daze. You are not alone... One building seems to stand out among all the others; one that seems large enough to house all of the completely lost and confused masses gathered here to the welcome plaza. A sign outside the door reads: WELCOME CENTER Newcomers: Please come inside for refreshments and your welcome packets! Odd... This wasn't written in your own language, and yet you find it easily understandable. Soon enough, if you don't enter on your own, someone comes from inside the double doors to usher you and everyone else inside. "Welcome to Saeng Seong! I know you must be confused as to where you are and what's going on, but we promise to explain this to you once we're inside and away from the hot sun!" Whether you go inside immediately or linger outside a little longer, eventually you must come in from the hot summer day. You'll find yourself in a well-lit lobby, filled with comfortable-looking couches and chairs. Along one wall are refreshment tables, loaded with all sorts of food and drink, including some you probably aren't familiar with. On the wall opposite are a trio of desks, each with a sign and a person seated behind them - Irene, General Assistance Devin, Technological Assistance Mai, Medical Assistance Ren, General Nuisance However, before you can go over and give them a piece of their mind and ask for questions, the same person who ushered you inside hands you a manilla envelope that contains your welcome packet, urging you to read this before asking the three figures questions that the packet likely answers. Inside it, you will find: a ring with a key and apartment number on it, some kind of cash card, a map and informational guide to the city, and a letter folded neatly on the top - Welcome to Saeng Seong! You are among the first of many new arrivals to our city, from many far-apart worlds. We have gathered you here because our city is in a crisis, and we are at our last resorts. The energy of the city is in a slow downward spiral, and is dangerously close to expiring altogether. That's where you come in - you and everyone else we've brought to the city. Unlike those of us here, you have the potential to generate the energy the city needs, but you'll need to work together to do it. Why? Because the energy can only be generated when two people touch each other. Any touch will do, but it must be between two of you who are new to the city. If you don't keep in contact with someone, eventually your energy will begin to drain as well, making you dangerously ill. A few other things: The closed-off sections of the city are closed off for a reason; approaching them will cause your energy to drain very rapidly. We're working to open the rest of the city to you as soon as we can, but for now, please remain within the two central districts of the city. You have been given a key to a one-bedroom apartment in a complex set aside for you and the other new arrivals, near the riverside in the 1st district. You're free to change your living quarters whenever you like, and we encourage you to move in with someone in one of the larger apartments. When you want to change, just come back to this building to exchange your key. We've also included a cash card with a living stipend; if you're unfamiliar with this system, or the network established for new arrivals, you can talk to Devin in the lobby for help. It's what he's here for. If you need medical assistance, contact Mai at her desk today, or at the hospital in case of any future accidents. Again, welcome, and thank you for all your help. Irene Arrival Liaison Back behind you, others still linger, and through the translucent glass you can see a banner hanging from the tiled roof of the building across the street in the bright summer day: WELCOME TO SAENG SEONG (ENJOY YOUR STAY!)

Comments

[demimaudite]

"One last question: is there a way home? My girlfriend and my army could be in grave danger as we speak. I'd prefer to be able to guide them to safety first."

[rekindlenpcs]

"Yeah, about that..." Sorry Mai, sorry Shura, Ren's just going to jump in again. "You don't have to worry about that. There's a way home, but we can't get it working right now. But your body naturally wants to return to where it's from, right? When you do go back, no matter how much time you've spent here, you'll return to the exact same moment as when you left. So your girlfriend and your army - if you think you've got enough time to go save them right now, you'll have enough time to save them when you go back, too."

It'd be a lie to say his face didn't fall a little at "girlfriend" though. Sigh, of course Shura was taken. She was a bombshell! ...and so Ren's quest for love continues...

[demimaudite]

Well then. If this information was true, there was a proof that God had no hand in sending her here. He would not have been so nice in his choice of exile location and time dilation.

"I see. I hope it's true."

She then looked at the content of her envelope again. Keys to an apartment, uh. Well. She might as well go check that out.

"Where's... building one?"

[rekindlenpcs]

"Oh, that's easy!" Ren smiles widely, because this is a question he can actually answer without feeling like an idiot. "It's over that way, in the first district." And he gestures in the general direction of the guest apartments. "I can take you, if you want!"

[demimaudite]

Shura looks over in the designated direction, then back at Ren.

"I guess you can."

[rekindlenpcs]

"Great! Come with me!" He flashes a wide smile and starts for the exit, then pauses and glances at Mai. "You'll be here for a little while longer, right? I'll catch up with you later!"

Then he beams at Shura. "So, what is it you do back home? Other than, uh, having a girlfriend and an army and killing gods and stuff."

[demimaudite]

Shura follows, key in her right hand, envelope in the other. She had been resting when she was kidnapped, so she doesn't feel the need to just... lie down and sleep for a month as much as usual. Maybe she could get some food that wasn't raw once she'd have her place.

"I'm afraid it's most of what I do. My world ended. If you wanted to insist, I could say that I protect a race of human-like beings by killing gods."

[rekindlenpcs]

"Human-like beings?" Ren looks curious as they walk along; he knows that there are lots of different kinds of people in the various worlds that are out there, but he's never heard them referred to like that before. "What's this race called if they're not humans?"

[demimaudite]

"They're called Manikins. When the world ended, the humans died, but some of their strongest emotions or wishes remained and took human shape in a sacred clay. My girlfriend is their leader." It's much more complicated than that, but there was no need to overload Ren with information he, in Shura's eyes, probably didn't care about.

[rekindlenpcs]

Au contraire, Shura! Ren is fascinated. It's written all over his face.

"Wow! I mean, it sucks that the world ended and the humans died and all that stuff, but the Manikins sound really neat. So they're made of clay, but they're still alive?"

[demimaudite]

Huh. Colour her surprised.

"Yes. Since they're almost human, they're a great source of magatsuhi. That's why they're enslaved and tortured by demons to extract their magatsuhi. I want to make all this cruelty stop." The plan involves killing God.

[rekindlenpcs]

"Wait wait wait..."

Now Ren's looking a tad bit confused, though he doesn't slow his steps. He's got a job to do showing her around, after all! "So where you're from, it's the gods that are in charge of demons? I thought it was usually that gods were against demons and stuff. Wouldn't the gods be mad about what the demons are doing?"

[demimaudite]

"Where I'm from, a 'demon' is anything supernatural. It includes gods, and angels, fairies, ghosts... so yes, there are gods who are more than happy about what the demons are doing. And The God is more than happy to condone what's being done to the Manikins. He even let his angels decimate them." Her gaze grew cold. "That's why I want to kill Him."

[rekindlenpcs]

"Well, in that case..." Ren looks thoughtful, then nods before continuing. "What you said earlier about your touch bringing fear and stuff? That's all wrong. 'Cause if you're protecting the Manikins, your touch brings them hope! Because you're fighting to protect them, yeah?"

[demimaudite]

"I... guess?" Your enthusiasm and optimism confuse poor little Shura. She can't say she's used to people praising her efforts, aside from the Manikins.

[rekindlenpcs]

"There you have it, then!" And he beams like what he's said is the most obvious thing in the world (it isn't, really, but to him it is).